diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index abb09fa71..42f47b8b0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # AI tooling
 .claude/settings.local.json
 
-# Documentation generated by the upgrade/build workflow.
-# Keep the placeholder so the directory exists in a fresh checkout.
-/netbox/project-static/docs/*
-!/netbox/project-static/docs/.gitkeep
+# Documentation generated by the upgrade/build workflow
+/netbox/project-static/docs/
 
 # Static files collected by Django
 /netbox/static/
diff --git a/netbox/project-static/docs/.gitkeep b/netbox/project-static/docs/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000